If you know nothing about Systems Theory, this book could whack you on the side of the head. In six short chapters it gives you a background on Systems Thinking, covers two main concepts, and then explains how these concepts can be expanded. It is studded with amazing, real life examples of these concepts at work in the world.

The reader should be aware that this is more of a pamphlet covering just a couple concepts very thoroughly rather than a complete treatise on Systems Thinking. It is meant to be used as a guide to teach children about the basic concepts of Systems Thinking. For these reasons this book can be skimmed by adults. It is the first of five books in a series, meant to be digested in order. The others may increase in complexity. (I have yet to find them.) Listed on the inside the front cover, they are: "Environmental Systems", "Modeling and Systems Design", "Forecasting Systems' Performance" and "Application of Systems Theory".

As the introductory text to MIT's Sloan School of Management "Systems Dynamics in Education Process" you know that some "thought" has been given to its choice to begin that auspicious project. This booklet gives in terms simple to understand the preliminaries of "systems dynamics" needed to continue the "Roadmaps" series (currently at nine chapters) into the computer modeling of systems or to just understand the world around you. You'll want to compare this booklet with Daniel Kim's "Introduction to Systems Thinking" in the Pegasus Communications "Innovations in Management" Series!